08 Dec 1899
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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1899
Page
1
A political item notes Governor Taylor facing a challenge or voided support as debates unfold. No explicit event date is shown, but the snippet signals a critical bid or exclusion dynamic in state leadership. The piece centers on Taylor’s standing and public reception during the campaign period.
In a late night executive session the state canvassing board awarded the governorship to Taylor and other Republicans. The Goebel faction accepts the result as final and inauguration plans begin with widespread Republican mobilization for next Tuesday.
George M. Horton a former policeman was hanged at noon in the district jail for the June 24 killing of Mrs. Jane Nicholson in Armory square. He admitted killing her after confessing infidelity and describing the brutal stabbing and knife attack. His wife Mrs. Horton stood by him throughout the trial.
Col. George Stone of San Francisco president of the national republican league travels to Washington to chair the league's executive committee meeting. He predicts the convention will be in early May with St Paul Minneapolis leading, Philadelphia St Louis and Galveston pressing to host. He favors league input on policy and says McKinley will be the next Republican candidate with a platform denouncing trusts.
The sale of idle monitors at League Island navy yard proves a profitable bargain for purchasers. The vessels once useless to the government were sold for scrap iron, driving up scrap iron prices after the sale.
The enterprising junk firms gain several dollars ton surpassing their predicted profit as they sell Civil War era vessels including the Passaic Jason and the Manhattan.
The Waldorf Astoria grand ballroom hosted a women’s fair this afternoon to benefit the Throat Nose and Lung hospital. It drew large crowds and featured rich decorations with palms and exotics as society women served tea and shoppers visited numerous booths, boosting the hospital’s funds.
The State Archaeological and Historical Society will abandon its bid to preserve President Hayes home at Fremont due to lack of public interest. Hayes heirs offered the property to Ohio with a $25,000 fund requirement to maintain it, but efforts to raise the money failed over more than a year.
Antonio Maceo's public funeral was held today near Bucal marking one year since his death. A vast demonstration included followers and advisers with Senora Maceo and notable figures Gualberto Gomez Rabí and Lacret among participants.
Notices posted at the smelter demand twelve hour shifts with no wage rise. After a conference fifteen men walked out, and the plant will not reopen Monday. The situation darkens for the management as workers discuss a strike on the streets.
Information from Richmond reports Rear Admiral Day USN broke his arm below the elbow after a ladder fall near Natural Bridge Virginia where he is spending Thanksgiving with family. He will report for duty in Washington next week.
The special committee reviewing the Roberts case met in executive session and adjourned to 2 PM with procedural details still undecided. Daily Herald notes the weekly price.
A brief report notes initial actions begun on a project or initiative, outlining early measures and the involved individuals or groups. The description emphasizes progress at the outset and the expected next steps for implementation and oversight.
The House opened at noon with Payne proposing adjourn to next Monday. Dalzell presented rules changes creating an insular affairs committee and expanding several committees. Debate on the currency bill was limited to one week, with Richardson criticizing the fast track and Cannon defending his past stance before the House adjourned.
Pacific reports activity in the Sonora coal fields with ongoing exploration and potential expansion. Details indicate organizational involvement and possible market impacts.
The Huntington Speyer syndicate reportedly acquired 5.6 million dollars of Southern Pacific stock. George Crocker travels from New York to San Francisco aboard Emmalita and backs secrecy around the Crocker Stanford holdings sale. Vanderbilt interests rumored to seek control within six months, with El Paso poised on a transcontinental route.
Washington desk reports a brief cabinet session amid a dispatch on Lieut. Ledyard's murder by insurgents on Negros. The outbreak is believed to be instigated by the Filipino junta in Hong Kong.
Dispatch from Gen. Otis confirms meager reports of insurgent uprisings on Negros Island in the Philippines, following earlier indications received last night. The latest dispatch details the situation and responses by American authorities.
Mrs Langtry performed The Degenerates then recited An absent minded Beggar in a Khaki costume. Enthusiasm ran high as young women in Kuraki aprons with tam bou rines circulated to raise funds for soldiers widows and orphans.
Near Wes Al ton on the Burlington road a passenger train struck a hand car carrying section men. Dead are Henry Delany and Pat Four. fatally injured Abraham Bilstein and James Bryant. slightly injured Henry Hammersley. Dense fog hid the danger as the collision occurred.
In New York copper bids at 17.00 dollars per unit while silver trades at 59 and lead at 4.40.
A Mexican murderer Alberto Garcia faces execution while his sweetheart mounts a final bid to avert death. She circulates a subscription paper seeking funds to hire a lawyer, pursue a possible new trial, and request a governor's respite or Supreme Court review.
John Philip Sousa the distinguished bandmaster and Mrs Sousa traveled this morning through El Paso on the Southern Pacific. He declined interviews saying only that he has heard much of El Paso and hopes to visit soon. He is en route from New Orleans to San Francisco. Miss Kellogg, sister in law of A Hi Richards, is spending the winter here.
A dispatch from Pietermaritzburg reports Buller and staff at Frere camp suggesting three commanders, Buller Clery and Hildyard, plan a forward attack on Boer positions. Boers patrol a large area along the Tagela with 4000 troops at Springfield near Colenso. Modder River action resumes per Dec 6 report from Gen Methuen.
In New York Dace 8 The apex note by tenor G Reis ended with a collapse during a voice test at a theatre. A doctor diagnosed Paralysia from rupture of a blood vessel, following a failed high C release.
The pope left his bed today despite doctors protests in Rome as he resumes activity to ease pain. His doctors had urged rest but the pope chose movement amid ongoing health concerns and a cautious recovery from illness.
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